My life is in danger, says Burundi opposition leader

Friday April 28 2017

Burundi's main opposition leader Agathon Rwasa looks on during the opening session of the National Assembly in Bujumbura, on July 27, 2015. He claims his life is in danger. AFP PHOTO | PHIL MOORE

In Summary

Mr Rwasa points an accusing finger at members of the ruling party, Council for the Defence of Democracy – Forces for the Restoration of Democracy, CNDD-FDD, and the police.

Video footage surfaced on social media showing the ruling party youth wing Imbonerakure jogging while chanting that they would “impregnate” opposition members so as they “could give birth to Imbonerakure.”